Defendant’s Part 36 offer—liability only

Produced in partnership with David Willink of Lamb Chambers

Precedents

Defendant’s Part 36 offer—liability only

Produced in partnership with David Willink of Lamb Chambers

Precedents

Dear [insert organisation name]

WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS

This is a Defendant’s offer, made pursuant to CPR Part 36. If the offer is accepted within [21] days,

David Willink

Lamb Chambers

As a civil servant in the Lord Chancellor’s Department, now the Ministry of Justice, David gained extensive experience in government, including responsibility for civil law reform in the areas of contract, trusts and privacy & freedom of expression. He appeared before Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and represented the UK in Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg and Salzburg. He was responsible for the defence of domestic libel law in Steel & Morris v United Kingdom [2005] ECHR 103 (‘McLibel’). He also held responsibility for advice on appointments to Queen's Counsel and senior judicial office.

At the Bar, he has maintained a broad civil practice, acting for claimants and defendants across the areas in which chambers practise. He accepts Direct Access instructions in appropriate cases. In addition, he has developed a practice in all aspects of ecclesiastical law, and is the Deputy Chancellor of the Dioceses of Salisbury and St Albans. He is also a Deputy District Judge.

He writes extensively, both for ��Ƶ and for other print and online publications.

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Defendant definition

What does Defendant mean?

A person against whom a claim is brought.

��Ƶ